Harry became an activist in the ninth decade of his earthly journey. He famously portrayed his mission as, “I am not a historian, but at 91 I am history, and I fear its repetition.” When Harry died on November 28, 2018 the Toronto Star labelled him, “the world’s oldest rebel”.
Smith’s writing drew parallels between his own brushes with global crises of the past, and the current turmoil that affects marginalized groups. (Toronto Star – Submitted by the Smith family)
Harry Leslie Smith became a hero of the Millennial Generation in Canada and the United Kingdom because the youth of these nations recognize that neoliberal economics is simply a way to re-institute the feudal economic and social system of the past – a past that Harry describes in his book, “Harry’s Last Stand: How the world my generation built is falling down and what we can do about it”. This book contains many teachings about the exploitation of workers in the past, and what, collectively, working and middle class people did to improve life for all people.
A short reprise of Harry’s life can be accessed at:
In the concluding paragraph of “Harry’s Last Stand”, Harry wrote:
“While I am here I will keep doing all I can to fight against inequality and make my little patch of the earth a better place. Right now, however, it is very late, and I am very old, so I shall bid you goodnight, and a better tomorrow.”
The baton has now been passed to us. God bless you Harry!
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